# Why TestOwl

> TestOwl is a no-code test automation platform built around stability rather than brittle scripts. It runs on your existing web applications, locally or in the cloud, and scales from single teams to full organizations.

Ship faster with test automation that stays reliable as your application evolves. TestOwl helps you create, execute, and maintain tests without the endless maintenance.

## Why Teams Choose TestOwl

- Built for teams that need reliable automation at scale
- Built around stability, not scripts
- Runs on your existing web applications, locally or in the cloud
- Scales from teams to organizations

## Capabilities

### Auto-Healing
AI-driven selectors that automatically adapt to UI changes.

### Cross-Browser
Run tests across Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari (WebKit).

### Visual Testing
Detect visual regressions with automated screenshot comparisons.

### Sensitive Data Masking
Automatically hide sensitive information in screenshots and videos.

### Device Testing
Validate experiences on desktop browsers and emulated tablet and mobile profiles.

### Dynamic Test Data
Generate realistic names, addresses, emails, and other form data on demand.

### Video Replays
Watch every execution with synchronized screenshots and recordings.

### Smart Recording
Capture complex user interactions without writing a single line of code.

### Smart Wait
Automatically wait for the right conditions to reduce flaky tests.

### Geo-Location
Test location-aware experiences from different geographic regions.

## How TestOwl Compares to Selenium and Cypress

Where the three approaches differ, one capability per row.

| Capability | TestOwl | Selenium | Cypress |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| How tests are created | Record a user flow in the browser, then edit it visually. No code needed. | Written in code (Java, Python, C#, Ruby, JavaScript or Kotlin). Selenium IDE offers record and playback. | Written in JavaScript or TypeScript. Cypress Studio can record interactions to generate and extend tests. |
| Browsers | Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari (WebKit) on all plans. | Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. | Chrome-family browsers (including Edge), Firefox, and experimental WebKit. |
| Waiting for the app to be ready | Built-in smart wait. | Implicit and explicit waits are written in test code. | Automatic waiting and retry-ability are built in. |
| When the UI changes | Self-healing selectors repair broken locators automatically, with no approval step. Removed elements and changed assertions are not healed. | Locators are defined in test code, so UI changes usually mean editing them. | Locators are defined in test code, so UI changes usually mean editing them. |
| Where tests run | On your own machine through the desktop app, or on TestOwl cloud infrastructure. | On your own machines, or across many machines with Selenium Grid. | Locally and in CI. |
| Cost | Free 7-day trial, then plans from $199 per workspace per month. | Free and open source (Apache 2.0). | The Cypress app is free and open source (MIT). Cypress Cloud is a commercial service with free and paid plans. |

Details for Selenium and Cypress come from their official documentation and can change. Check selenium.dev and docs.cypress.io for current information.